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TypeScript 0.9 introduces support for generics

Thu, 20 Jun 2013 11:30:00 GMT

Microsoft's open source JavaScript superset has taken a major step forward and can now handle generics and enums

Ubuntu community donation plans detailed

Thu, 20 Jun 2013 10:45:00 GMT

Ubuntu Community Manager Jono Bacon has detailed how Canonical will distribute the community-oriented donations from the Ubuntu downloads page. Currently, the programme only covers Ubuntu Members

US and Russia install red telephone for cyber-threats

Thu, 20 Jun 2013 09:26:00 GMT

Russia and the US plan to improve communication in the fight against cyber-threats in order to minimise the risk of a bilateral crisis. Lines of direct communication between Moscow and Washington are being expanded

Microsoft kicks off its own bug bounty programme

Thu, 20 Jun 2013 09:18:00 GMT

Microsoft has announced that it is launching a bug bounty programme for upcoming versions of Windows and Internet Explorer. Researchers will be able to earn up to $150,000 for vulnerabilities reported to the company

German company will continue to update Ruby on Rails 2.3

Wed, 19 Jun 2013 14:59:00 GMT

Makandra plans to continue providing security updates for the old 2.3.x branch once Ruby on Rails 4.0 is released and official support is ended

NetTraveler using PRISM phishing lures

Wed, 19 Jun 2013 14:49:00 GMT

A recently discovered email indicates that the spear phishing campaign from the group behind NetTraveler is still operating, despite being exposed by Kaspersky

LibreOffice 4.0.4 arrives with 98 improvements

Wed, 19 Jun 2013 14:33:00 GMT

The latest version of the open source office suite brings a number of bug fixes and small improvements. The next release of LibreOffice will be version 4.1, which is expected next month

Oracle bug accidentally removes GPL licence from MySQL man pages

Wed, 19 Jun 2013 13:38:00 GMT

A bug in Oracle's build system changed the licensing on the manual pages of MySQL, removing the GPL licence. The bug is being corrected and new all-GPL builds will be available soon

First alpha version of OpenMandriva released

Wed, 19 Jun 2013 13:32:00 GMT

The OpenMandriva developers have released the first alpha version of OpenMandriva Lx 2013, the first version of the distribution to be released under the governance of the new OpenMandriva Association

Code for new Polish consultation web site to be open sourced

Wed, 19 Jun 2013 11:09:00 GMT

Poland's Ministry of Economy will soon release as open source the code that drives its new consultation web site; the code is expected to be released in about one month

Subversion 1.8 learns new moves and brings automatic reintegration

Wed, 19 Jun 2013 11:03:00 GMT

The latest version of the source code control system brings a number of new features to the open source tool such as new behaviour of svn move, automatic reintegration of merges, property inheritance and repository-side configurations

Security issue in iOS Personal Hotspot

Wed, 19 Jun 2013 10:29:00 GMT

iOS's choice of password for mobile tethering is not genuinely random. Passwords for mobile hotspots can be cracked in just a few seconds

Ubuntu for phones gets a telco carrier club

Wed, 19 Jun 2013 10:01:00 GMT

Canonical has created the Carrier Advisory Group for wireless telecommunications companies to offer feedback on Ubuntu for phones and to get exclusive launch privileges in their markets when the product launches

Oracle releases fixes for 40 Java holes

Wed, 19 Jun 2013 09:33:00 GMT

Oracle's latest critical patch update addresses 37 vulnerabilities in all versions of Java that can be exploited without authentication over a network. Free updates are only available for Java 7 users

EMET 4.0 catches SSL spies

Wed, 19 Jun 2013 08:56:00 GMT

As well as offering better protection from cyber-attacks, version 4.0 of EMET, Microsoft's mitigation tool, has been made much more user friendly. The recommended protection settings can now be set up with just a few mouse clicks

MySQL Cluster 7.3 is finalised

Tue, 18 Jun 2013 16:44:00 GMT

After over 12 months of previews, the latest version of Oracle's MySQL Cluster, 7.3 is now generally available and offers Node.js connectors and foreign key support alongside easier deployment and the latest MySQL server technology

LLVM 3.3 introduces full C++11 support

Tue, 18 Jun 2013 16:16:00 GMT

The latest version of the compiler infrastructure suite brings full support for all C++11 features in Clang, including library features which, according to its developers, makes it the first compiler to support the full C++11 standard

MediaGoblin 0.4.0 adds document support

Tue, 18 Jun 2013 15:27:00 GMT

The free software platform for media sharing can now share all sorts of documents, harnessing the power of two other free software projects, pdf.js and LibreOffice, to handle displaying and converting documents

Spycam vulnerability reappears in Google Chrome's Flash

Tue, 18 Jun 2013 14:44:00 GMT

It's possible to trick users into activating their webcams through clickjacking trickery and transparent Flash apps in the page. The problem was allegedly fixed in 2011 but is back again in the latest Chrome browser

France and Germany launch open source collaboration

Tue, 18 Jun 2013 14:24:00 GMT

The Open Source Business Alliance (OSBA), a confederation of German open source providers and users, and its French counterpart, the Conseil National du Logiciel Libre (CNLL), have agreed on a wide-ranging collaboration

Developer Break: RaptorXML, Xcode, Angular.js, Plyvel, Apache, Go

Tue, 18 Jun 2013 13:29:00 GMT

In this edition: Altova's Raptor escapes, Xcode is 5, Go 1.1.1 stops off, Angular.js gets a Dart port, driving LevelDB from Python, Apache Commons Net, Syncope and Qpid updated, and TIOBE wonders why JavaScript isn't a resident of its top ten

Google's VP9 web video codec enters home straight

Tue, 18 Jun 2013 12:12:00 GMT

Google has finalised the bit stream for its new video compression protocol. The final version of VP9 will be integrated into Chrome 29 on 20 August

Hardware Hacks: Onion Pi, DesignSpark and Arduino control boards

Tue, 18 Jun 2013 12:05:00 GMT

Turn a Raspberry Pi into a Tor anonymising proxy, RS Components introduces a site for open source hardware projects, two new boards to control Arduino projects from mobile devices, and an augmented reality backend for Drupal

Mozilla's Science Lab aims to revitalise the scientific process

Tue, 18 Jun 2013 09:54:00 GMT

Mozilla has created an initiative that aims to further the use of digital research, open source technologies and the internet to help researchers improve and modernise the scientific process

37 critical Java holes to be fixed today

Tue, 18 Jun 2013 09:19:00 GMT

Java users should be prepared to update their installations later today as Oracle's latest Java update will fix 40 security vulnerabilities, 37 of which can be exploited over the network